The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
WINE ADULTERATION.
New Law Against Fraud Gees Into
Lfftct.
Adulteration VIII be PUnis he'd Very
severely - Reputable Msnu'
facturers Delighted.

NEW York, September 2.-The new
law sgainst the sdultsrstion OF wine
went into effect In this State ysster'
day. It absolutely fcrblds the manu-
fscture or eale OF any wine that has
been treated with any enc OF dcs'n
different deleterious substauces, and
leaves water and sugar, with grape
brandy, about the only things thas
can legally he added to the pure jaice
OF the grsps in the manufacture oil
wine. Tae law includes csrbonic
acid in the list Of FORBIDDEN 'sdulter.
ants, and therefore prohibits the uSs
Of the carbonating, or new process"
method OF making champagne. The
difference between the new and the
old, or French process, ia that the new
way ia to manufacture the carbonic
scid separately end force II into the
wine, Just as It ia forced into soda
water while, by the old method, the
gas is formed in the wine by the
pal oral process Of fermentation. Emi-
nent expert authority IL quoted In SUP
port Of The statement that 1t Ia impos-
sible for chemist TO tell by analytis
whether the gas In any sparkling wine
IL the natural or artificial product
imprisonment for q year, $1,000 fne
and en- additional fine OF 81 gallon
are the penalties that may be- imposed
for Q violation Of the law. There are
about q dozen firms in TIE State en-
gagged In the manufacture oil the new
process" wine. Most OF them are In
this city. They held conference last
week and decided 10 continue the
buSiness as usual aud to unite In max.
log o legal fight II any attempt Is made
to enforce that part Of the law. They
claim that the words "carbonic acid"
were slipped into the bill In the inter.
es, OF foreign wine msn and manu-
iacturero 10 this county who use the
French method.
At the ofhcs OF II. 7. Dewey 4 Son,
on Fulton street, IL vas said: The
law merely anticipates our action, rs
We we've shout adopting the old pro.
cess anyhow, on account Of the bad
nume some unpIincipled wiIe con-
coctors had given 10 the csroonating
method, by sdulterating their prod.
uct. For that reason We are not In
the combination TO fight the lew, but
We believe with the Other wine men
that there is neither jcs.ics nor VI.
lidity in the prohibition OF tho use o.
ca bonic acid. As for the res. OF 'ht
law we heartily favor II. 1t is se much
n safs guard for reputable msDuisc,ur'
ers as for the public. The "gsu''
ising" Of wine by tho stretching OF II
with wafer and sugar, wnich 10 not
dangerous adulterstlon, Can be Cor
linued, but the "gauliEsd" product
IA ust be labeled at ils true value. Tee
law says letters half al inch high musI
be used in marking bottles as contain
irg pure, half, CT made vince accord
ing ~ they have %, 80 or 20 PEI cant
respt ciively Of ihs wa er and sugar IL
them. As for regular In furious adnlters
ton, that 10 stopped altogether, abC
you have no idea how much OF = stop
page that Ia. Why, they make win,
nowadays without q particle Of crap,
jdioe In It. We have just received
from Portugal q proposition TO euIpl!
MS with a tecret coloiipg matter. To,
proposition has II oil 6gurid out 70
ia % show that with any amount o
theis stuff, costin7 fl3 In our money
W. can turn 1850 gallons Of whit
wine mo claiet. They fend q sam
pie with the offer. Just NJ much o
IL M C. uld he T. kan up on tbs point Of
knife blade turned u glass OF water
Ia MI instant into the ioye,iest o.arot
colnrpd hdnid Won ever taw."